The Official Blog of the Handcrafted Soap & Cosmetics Guild

Tag: member discounts

The HSCG’s 17th annual conference is still nearly six months away. But, my friends, you should be thinking about it now.

That’s right. Go ahead, put down the stick blender, stop researching who can send you 3000 labels to replace the ones that you thought you had but ended up being the wrong color and half an inch too short, leave that wax to contemplate it’s melting fate, pause a moment in between making a hundred pounds of whipped butter, and listen up. Those labels can wait, we have pressing news to relate: the early-early bird registration special ends in five short days. Five!!

And we’re telling you now because we know that those of you celebrating Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, or Thanksgivukkah this week will be in a food coma – and possibly a sugar high – after that Thursday evening meal that can only serve to addle your brain through the end of the holiday season. And we don’t want you to miss out on a $200 discount. Full price registration is $669, but the early-early bird special gets you registered for $469. Not bad, right? We can think of a few places we could use an extra $200 – maybe some of those fragrances you’ve been eyeballing, oooh, or that new scale, or the sexy-yet-all-business silicone tool sets, or, or…but we digress.

So what does your registration fee include? Not only does your registration fee get you into all of the conference sessions, but also networking events, all special events, the awards dinner, the exhibitor hall, a goodie bag, an entry into one of the fabulous raffles, and a lot of food (not every meal, but certainly enough to make you want to skip the ones not covered – just saying!).

Registration does not include your room and board, so don’t forget to book the hotel (pro tip: finding a roommate is a great way to have a conference-going buddy and helps make the conference super-affordable).

Headquarters will be closed today – Wednesday, November 27th – through the end of the week. If you have any trouble registering over the weekend, set your alarm and call headquarters bright and early Monday, December 2. The early-early bird special expires at 4pm Eastern on Monday.